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Kathleen Hall

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Dr. Kathleen Hall, internationally recognized lifestyle expert in stress, work-life balance and mindful living, is the founder and CEO of The Stress Institute (www.stressinstitute.com ), and The Mindful Living Network (www.mindfullivingnetwork.com ). During times of stress and crisis: the West Virginia and Utah coal miner tragedies, Katrina ravaging the Gulf Coast, Air France crash in Canada, London terrorist bombing, the Runaway Bride, the national television and print media consistently seek the authoritative knowledge, information and direction of Dr. Kathleen Hall.


Dr. Hall's advice has been featured by all the major national media including NBC's The Today Show,  Dr. OZ Show, Anderson Cooper 360, Paula Zahn Now, CNN Headline News, CNN International, ABC, CBS, FOX, MSNBC, ESPN.com, Oprah & Friends, Good Morning America Radio, Martha Stewart Radio, Fortune, Money Magazine, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Associated Press, Business Week, Body + Soul, Parents, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Real Simple, Working Woman, Woman’s Day, and Parade. She has been featured in hundreds of articles in most major magazines and newspapers in American.


Dr. Hall is a contributing writer for PINK Magazine. She is also the Global Ambassador for the Unilever/Knorr Soup Campaign – Eat Soup, Live Healthy; World thought leader to Fortune 500 Corporations; Microsoft-MSN spokesperson, Electronic Arts spokesperson (Pogo.com); Darden Restaurant spokesperson, Tempur-Pedic spokesperson, Princess Cruise Line spokesperson. In fact, Martha Stewart Publications coined her as the “Stress Queen.”


Author of 3 books; Uncommon HOPE (Sourcebooks 2010), A Life in Balance: Nourishing the Four Roots of True Happiness (AMACOM, January 2006), 2008 Mom’s Choice Book Award winner, and winner of the prestigious 2007 Nautilus Book Award; and Alter Your Life: Overbooked? Overworked? Overwhelmed? (Oak Haven, April 2005), she offers simple methods for reducing stress, creating balance and living mindfully.


Dr. Hall earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Jacksonville State University, a Masters of Divinity from Emory University and a Doctorate in Spirituality from Columbia Theological Seminary. Her diverse background of study with medical pioneer’s including Dr. Dean Ornish of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute and Dr. Herbert Benson at the Harvard Mind/Body Institute as well as illustrious Nobel Peace Prize recipients including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Bishop Desmond Tutu and President Jimmy Carter. Dr. Hall has perfected her expertise in these related fields—Where Science Meets the Soul®.


Dr. Hall lives on a horse farm with her family where she maintains a bird sanctuary and rescues animals outside of Atlanta, Georgia, and spends her weekdays working at The Stress Institute in Atlanta.



Specialties:

  • preventive medicine

Affiliation:

  • CEO, The Stress Institute CEO, The Mindful Living Network

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  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    What is victimization?
    We live in a world where individuals feel entitled and expect certain things. If these expectations are not met the person may feel like a victim. How many times do you hear, "Why did this happen to me? I don't deserve this? I did everything I was supposed to, this shouldn't happen to me?"...  Full Post
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    Kathleen Hall answered:
    How can I stop worrying?
    Worry is negative guided imagery. When we allow our minds to imagine what "could" happen, it is nothing more than negative guided imagery. Our worries are not real, but worrying will rob you of your life. The fact is most of your worries will never happen, and worrying will only keep you...  Full Post
  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    What is guilt?
    Guilt is feeling not worthy. Guilt is toxic, and I have worked with many individuals whose lives have been lost to guilt. Guilt is living your life looking in the rearview mirror. This is no way to live. The past is over and done. Guilt is like a cancer that eats away at your mental, physical...  Full Post
  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    How is envy destructive?
    I believe that the reason this is one of the Ten Commandments (thou shalt not covet) is that envy plants the seeds of self-destruction and the destruction of others. Envy is the root of murder, stealing, infidelity, violence, and so much more. When you live a life desiring what others have...  Full Post
  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    What is shame?
    Shame is when we feel flawed. Shame is toxic and is like living with an invisible cloud over our hearts. Shame usually had its genesis in our childhood with issues concerning our original families. Shame is difficult to sort out alone, and I continue to find it sad that so many of us have...  Full Post
  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    What is hate?
    Hate is violence within you that will inevitably seep into every facet of your life. No seeds of happiness can grow in hate. If you are experiencing hate I suggest you get help from a counselor or clergy person. Hate is lethal to the mind, body, and soul. When you choose to hate someone,...  Full Post
  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    How should I deal with anger?
    Anger is a poison that will rob you of real intimacy and community. Anger is a voice that will continue to grow like a wild fire destroying your life. Anger must be respected and listened to because anger is telling you something in your life is broken and needs healing. Never deny or dismiss...  Full Post
  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    Is there a link between spirituality and health?
    The mind-body medicine movement and the research done in this field have taken us into a new direction in recent years. "Spirituality and Medicine" is a course at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School that teaches students how to talk with patients about their spirituality and...  Full Post
  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    What is living from the inside out?
    I have come to see that the path to one's true Self comes from living from the inside out. It is the keystone teaching of all the great religious and spiritual teachers throughout time. Whether it is Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tsu, Confucius, Mohammad, Gandhi, Thoreau, Emerson, Dr. Martin Luther...  Full Post
  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    How can I find direction in life?
    We have our own inner global positioning system (GPS). When we choose to accept responsibility for our own happiness, we become aware of our internal compass. Our internal GPS will guide us. We can choose to be more aware of internal GPS, pay attention, and then choose the direction of our...  Full Post
  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    How can I find balance and happiness in life?
    The movement toward living an intentional life of balance and happiness is a movement inward and downward. This movement creates the rootedness we need to be grounded and nourished. If we first focus our lives moving inward and downward, we naturally will move upward and forward to continue...  Full Post
  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    What is the foundation of true success?
    Many of us are in such a hurry on the fast track of life to "make it"-- whatever that means for each of us. "Making it" for you may be an organization you want to join, a promotion, money, status, or to be the "best" mom in the neighborhood. For whatever you desire in life to be lasting...  Full Post
  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    What is the foundation of true success?
    Many of us are in such a hurry on the fast track of life to "make it"-- whatever that means for each of us. "Making it" for you may be an organization you want to join, a promotion, money, status, or to be the "best" mom in the neighborhood. For whatever you desire in life to be lasting...  Full Post
  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    What is compassion?
    Compassion is not having pity on someone else or empathy for someone while watching the evening news. Compassion requires action by the individual who experiences empathy. The Dalai Lama has shown the significance of compassion as he says, "It is my belief that compassion is more important...  Full Post
  • Kathleen Hall
    Kathleen Hall answered:
    What is my authentic self?
    Your authentic Self is when you feel at one with your Self and your experience. You experience a sense of energy, power, and connection. The ancients used to call this "the place of knowing." You "know" you are aware and fully present. This is an experience of fullness and communion. It ...  Full Post